HOW ARE SCHOLARS ASSESSED?

Assessment Framework

Why are Assessments Important?

Provides diagnostic feedback Evaluates scholars progress Teachers can find strengths or weaknesses in the

curriculum. Teachers can find strengths or weaknesses in her

instruction Data can be used to compare across teachers,

schools, and districts in order to make policy and curriculum decisions

Assessments for Summit Scholars

STAAR Grades 6th – 8th

End of Course Exams (High School Credit Courses)

MAP Assessment Uplift Common

Formative Assessments (CFA’s)

NWEA MAP

Measures of Academic Progress :

Computerized Adaptive TestEach exam varies on the strengths and

weaknesses of the scholarMeasures the scholars’ progress over timeScores typically range from 140 – 190 in 3rd grade

and progress to 240 – 300 in high schoolAdministered at least 2 times in a school yearMath, Reading, Language, General Science and

Science Processes and Concepts

STAAR and EOC’s

STAAR is for grades 3 – 8 to assess if scholars are meeting TEA’s academic standards.

Scholars are given 4 hours to complete each exam More Rigorous than the TAKS 6th Grade - Math and Reading 7th Grade – Math, Reading, and Writing 8th Grade – Math, Reading, Science, and US History 8th Grade – Algebra 1 EOC (Score goes towards

graduation)

STAAR ExamsSTAAR Exams Algebra EOCAlgebra EOC

Varies by grade and subject

Historically, 60% - 65% was Satisfactory and 90% was Advanced

Level III (Advanced) –Scale score of 4333

Level II (Satisfactory) –Scale score of 3500

Level I (Unsatisfactory)

What is Passing?

COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

CFA’s

What are CFA’s?

Assessment created by Uplift teachers and curriculum coordinators

Assessments are aligned to state standards with high levels of rigor

Administered 3 times a year (October, December, and March)

Measures scholar performance in a given 9 weeks

Used to compare data within Uplift

Questions and Answers…